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When was the Molotov - Ribbentrop Pact signed?
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Answer: Option A
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The Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact was a neutrality pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed in Moscow on 23 August 1939 by foreign ministers Joachim von Ribbentrop and Vyacheslav Molotov, respectively.
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Where was the Ottonian dynasty established?
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Answer: Option B
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The Ottonian dynasty (German: Ottonen) was a Saxon dynasty of German monarchs (919–1024), named after three of its kings and Holy Roman Emperors named Otto, especially its first Emperor Otto I. It is also known as the Saxon dynasty after the family's origin in the German stem duchy of Saxony.
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Who is the creator of the world famous statue 'David' in Florence
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Answer: Option D
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David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture created in marble between 1501 and 1504 by the Italian artist Michelangelo. David is a 5.17-metre (17.0 ft) marble statue of the Biblical hero David, a favoured subject in the art of Florence.
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When was Government of India Act passed?
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Answer: Option C
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Government of India Act of 1858. On August 2, 1858, less than a month after Canning proclaimed the victory of British arms, Parliament passed the Government of India Act, transferring British power over India from the East India Company, whose ineptitude was primarily blamed for the mutiny, to the crown.
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Who was the last Emperor of Rome
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Answer: Option B
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Flavius Romulus Augustus (c. AD 460 – after AD 476; possibly still alive as late as AD 507), known derisively and historiographically as Romulus Augustulus, was the Roman emperor who ruled the Western Roman Empire from 31 October 475 until 4 September 476.
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Who is known as the 'Father of History'
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Answer: Option C
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Herodotus is known as the father of history because he was the first historian to collect and systematically document events and create an account. He compiled these accounts into his single major work known as The Histories.
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Who wrote the book 'Oliver Twist'
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Answer: Option C
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Oliver Twist; or, the Parish Boy's Progress is Charles Dickens's second novel, and was first published as a serial 1837–39. The story centres on orphan Oliver Twist, born in a workhouse and sold into apprenticeship with an undertaker.
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The "Last Supper" a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of
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Answer: Option C
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The "Last supper" a famous Renaissance Painting was a master piece of Leonard da Vinci.
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Peking is the sacred place of
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Answer: Option C
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Confucianism was founded in 500BC by Kung Fu-Tzn. Peking (Beijing) is the sacred place of Confucianis.
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When was Operation 'Condor' implemented?
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Answer: Option B
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Operation Condor (Spanish: Operación Cóndor, also known as Plan Cóndor; Portuguese: Operação Condor) was a United States–backed campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence operations and assassination of opponents, officially implemented in 1975 by the right-wing dictatorships of the Southern Cone of South America. 'Condor' was a campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence operations and assassination of opponents.Operation Condor was a United States–backed campaign of political repression and state terror involving intelligence operations and assassination of opponents, officially implemented in 1975 by the right-wing dictatorships of the Southern Cone of South America.